a sourcebook of hiv/aids prevention programs volume 2

104 A Sourcebook of HIV/AIDS Prevention Programs, Vol. 2BENCHMARKATTAINMENT/COMMENT3. Identifies and focuses on sexual psychosocial risk and Program focuses on enabling students to take control ofprotective factors that are highly related to each oftheir own sexual lives, teaching strategies such asthese behaviorsavoiding risky places and behaviors, how to say “no,”how to use condoms, and so forth.4. Implements multiple activities to change each of the Program reaches out to students, parents, communities,selected risk and protective factorsand soldiers in a wide variety of ways.5. Actively involves youth by creating a safe Use of medical students to deliver program messagessocial environmentcreates teaching environments in which students feel safeand at ease.6. Employs a variety of teaching methods designed to involve Wide variety of participatory teaching methodologies isparticipants and have them personalize the information used to teach program curriculum.7. Conveys clear message about sexual activity and condom or See benchmark 2.contraceptive use and continually reinforces that message8. Includes effective curricula and activities appropriate to Different materials are used for primary- andthe age, sexual experience, and culture ofsecondary-school students. The cartoon nature of theparticipating studentsmaterials allows their use to be easily adapted todifferent groups.9. Increases knowledge by providing basic, accurate Course content concerning knowledge about HIV isinformation about the risks of teen sexual activity andstrong and clear.methods of avoiding intercourse or using protectionagainst pregnancy and STIs10. Uses some of the same strategies to change perceptions Addressing peer pressure is a major activity ofof peer values, to recognize peer pressure to have sex, AIDS educators.and to address that pressure11. Identifies specific situations that might lead to sex, Role-plays and drama enable students to identifyunwanted sex, or unprotected sex and identifies methods situations that might lead to sex and how to avoid it.of avoiding those situations or getting out of them12. Provides modeling of and practice with communication, The life-skills content of the curriculum encouragesnegotiation, and refusal skills to improve bothstudents to learn and use communication, negotiation,skills and self-efficacy in using those skillsand refusal skills.Source: Authors.military careers enables messages to be repeated and reinforced in anage-appropriate fashion.Annex 5.1JAIP Attainment of Impact BenchmarksAnnex 5.2Contact Information(c) The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank